Saint Michael's and All Angels

Cambridge Township was established in 1835, soon after the area was opened up by the construction of the Chicago Road. As European settlers moved in, a small hamlet soon formed in this general area, known as "Cambridge Junction." In 1838, the township purchased a small plot of land, only 132 feet by 165 feet, for use as a cemetery. Another small plot was added later, and a final two acres was added to the cemetery in 1863. Some of the township's earliest pioneers are buried in the cemetery. The church, located adjacent to the cemetery, dates back to 1840, when the Rev. William Narcissus Lyster was invited to preach to hold religious services in the area. A small parish was formed in 1843,…

The Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church is a small church located at 11646 Old Monroe Pike Road near the junction of M-50 and U.S. Route 12. The church is active and is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. The Cambridge Township Cemetery is located next to the church. While the church is privately owned, the cemetery is owned by the township. The church is a red brick Gothic Revival building with a gable roof, a fieldstone foundations, and a square-plan tower projecting from the center of the front facade. Three pointed-arch windows filled with stained glass are in the walls of the tower; more similar windows line each side, and an additional one is in the rear. The tower is…